Shanyangosaurus

Shanyang lizard

• Shanyang · Chinese (place name) · Shanyang County, Shaanxi Province, China, where the fossils were found
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines Shanyang, the county in Shaanxi Province, China, where the fossils were found, with the Greek "sauros" (lizard). It means "Shanyang lizard" and honours the place of discovery. The type species is Shanyangosaurus niupanggouensis, named after the Niupanggou locality.

Named by

Xue, Zhang and Bi

Year named

1996

Period

Late Cretaceous

Found in

Shanyang County, Shaanxi Province, China

A small theropod known from fragmentary remains. Its exact relationships are uncertain, and some researchers regard it as a doubtful or indeterminate theropod. I am not sure of the exact geologic stage or formation, so I have left those fields blank.